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anetteh @anetteh (3590) • Sweden 12 May 09

When I changed my glasses to progressive once, my optiker told me that I will lose my eyesight when I get older. That would be very tragic for me, since I then no longer can enjoy the time here online. Ok, I can use the keyboard...

eyesight or hearing

eysight

hearing

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mammamuh I know blind people nd they all cook and take care of them selves *lol* even my mothers grandmother coped well with gettingblind after 70. It's useless to worry about things in advance!

15 May 09

Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 18 Mar 09

We seem to have really seen a change in direction, especially in America, where child rearing is concerned. With the women's movement in the 1970's came a notion that a woman was loosing herself if she stayed home and raised a...

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mammamuh I don't mind having children - I love to be a parent! But I wouldn't like to stay at home full time for 15 years - does that mean I donät want to have children?! I could have gone without having children - I wouldn't have died or been depressed if I did get...

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Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 18 Mar 09

We seem to have really seen a change in direction, especially in America, where child rearing is concerned. With the women's movement in the 1970's came a notion that a woman was loosing herself if she stayed home and raised a...

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mammamuh But if the men want's children - why aren't they supposed to take care of them? I could have lived with out children, my husband couldn't - I love my children and I guess I spend more time together with them than many other parents. But just be in my home...

19 Mar 09

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clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 10 Mar 09

Okay, it is wrong to slap or hit your children, which might cause them traumatic experience later on in their life. It is also illegal to do so according to state laws. But some children deserve a few spanks before they understand...

children

spanks

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mammamuh Please tell me why children in Sweden doesn't take guns to school? Why I never been disrespectful to elders and so on - and most of my pears haven't either, nor out children and their friends! Since spanking is against the law here in Sweden and has been for...

12 Mar 09

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bubblegumpopboo @bubblegumpopboo (7) 10 Mar 09

Stillbirths are becoming more common and people never want to talk about it. There is a charity called sands that no one knows about because no one ever advertises it as if it should be hidden. Stillbirth is a horrible thing to...

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mammamuh I'm sorry but you wrote " I wish I had known about still births...." for me that meens that you didn't know about them. I haven't experiences the things you are writing at all - that's what I was writing.

12 Mar 09

Maya2008 @Maya2008 (37) • Egypt 10 Mar 09

Cartoon have a huge influence on our kids, it plants ideas and behaviors in their minds and no matter how hard we try to modify those ideas they are fixed with glue. the kid can relate and identify with cartoon characters more...

cartoons for kids 4 and under

dora

mr whiskers

spongepop

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mammamuh Postman Pat is from UK, Astrid Lingren is from Sweden and from 1970's - 1980's.

12 Mar 09

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 10 Mar 09

Okay, it is wrong to slap or hit your children, which might cause them traumatic experience later on in their life. It is also illegal to do so according to state laws. But some children deserve a few spanks before they understand...

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mammamuh I don't think this is a thing that are important to write in a discussion.... I bet there are kids stat are spanked that still get run over by cars.... I don't know a single child that it has happend to nor a train - even if people doesn't spank their children...

12 Mar 09

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mammamuh @mammamuh (582) • Sweden 7 Mar 09

Yesterday my maternal grand father turned 80 years old. Today we're having a party for him. The one that has baked most stuff is my grandmother (turns 78 years old this summer). I remember when my grandmother turned 50, I felt...

growing old

health by older

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mammamuh It's all about the money.....

11 Mar 09

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dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 4 Mar 09

I had read that it helps to unplug appliances you don't use and plug them in only when you use them but this is fantastic! I went around the house and unplugged all the lamps I don't use, all the appliances but the stove and...

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mammamuh Every single kWh that is saved when it comes from coal and oil is so much more worth saving than the ones from wind mills or water power! That's a huge saving! Over 50% - I hope more will follow your example - since US alone stands for 25% of all CO2 making...

11 Mar 09

mammamuh @mammamuh (582) • Sweden 7 Mar 09

Yesterday my maternal grand father turned 80 years old. Today we're having a party for him. The one that has baked most stuff is my grandmother (turns 78 years old this summer). I remember when my grandmother turned 50, I felt...

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mammamuh Here in Sweden there is no chance of adding 10-20 years of life to the next generation sinde the avarege lenghth of living here al ready has reached 80 years.

9 Mar 09

mammamuh @mammamuh (582) • Sweden 7 Mar 09

Yesterday my maternal grand father turned 80 years old. Today we're having a party for him. The one that has baked most stuff is my grandmother (turns 78 years old this summer). I remember when my grandmother turned 50, I felt...

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mammamuh That's true! As long as they can stay active they will still be young - a young mind is important to get old I guess and good genes. Here in Sweden the most people gets older than 80 years old and most of them stay active. One of the reasons that avarage...

9 Mar 09

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deedeehall @deedeehall (1144) • United States 5 Mar 09

how many sports do you think your child should be involved in.do you think to many activities is to much for children.

sports

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mammamuh I agree that swimming is important to learn. Here in Sweden they learn to swim at school. They'' have to manage to swim 200m chest and 50m back to pass the test.

7 Mar 09

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Caesar303 @Caesar303 (3) • United States 4 Mar 09

My 1year old son is on a wierd sleeping scheduel. When I was working the day shift from home, he wants to be awake. So I switched over to work the night shift, and now he wants to be awake when I work the night shift. I am a...

spoiled baby

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mammamuh I do belive that much of todays mental illnesses depends on how children was raised in the 60's and 70's when all slept together and children were a part of the daily life there were less mental problems. In many cultures children do sleep with their parents...

5 Mar 09

Caesar303 @Caesar303 (3) • United States 4 Mar 09

My 1year old son is on a wierd sleeping scheduel. When I was working the day shift from home, he wants to be awake. So I switched over to work the night shift, and now he wants to be awake when I work the night shift. I am a...

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mammamuh Much is wrong with that! I don't belive on abbandon your children (it's what they feel when you leave them and don't care when they're calling). This things makes me so sad - a sad baby needs comfort - not learning to comfort themselves - this might be a thing...

5 Mar 09

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! @krupesh (2608) • India 3 Mar 09

With the advent of internet there comes more problems for the parents.Keeping a tab on them is the priority of most parents now while their children are using the internet as they dont know what their children are upto whether...

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mammamuh I would never do this! My children uses chat options to get in touch with their friends insted of calling - it's way easier. School stuff and things for their sports are also online ans most of the things here in Sweden (but I know that Sweden is way a head of...

5 Mar 09

yourpassiondiva @yourpassiondiva (10) • United States 4 Mar 09

I have a three year old son who has a major anger problem right now. I have been around many children and have never seen one get so upset. I have tried everything: time out, taking things away, even spanking. Nothing is working....

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mammamuh But it's an anger issue - he's full of feelings he can't hadle yet - isn't the best thing to help him learn to cope with them instead of punish him for having feelings?

4 Mar 09

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